Vince enters the house with his girl friend Shelly the first thing that Dodge says is, Did you bring the Whiskey? This question has Vince puzzled for he has literally just arrived at the house; he says to Dodge, I just got here grandpa. What comes next is even more bizarre. Dodge starts to interrogate Vince, You left? You went outside after we told you not to. This may be Dodge having a slight memory relapse, since Vince is Tildens son there is more than likely a strong physical resemblance. However, this is short lived after Vince says, You remember me?Dodge replies, I have never seen you before until now. Suddenly Tilden enters the room with an armful of carrots and sees Vince. Once again, Vince is completely unrecognized. He looks Tilden, his father, in the eye and says, Dad it is me Vince, Dad, it is me your son Vince.Tilden responds with a cold but mellow tone, I had a son once, but we buried him. These words foreshadow major events to come. It serves as the inciting incident because it is where the problem of the play begins. The point when Vince realizes that not a soul in his family remembers his face.There are a number of major complications in this play. Each one has contributions to the quality and effectiveness of the play. For example, the introduction of Bradley to the reader seemed to be at first the one person who is normal in the family, perhaps the one person who is keeping the family together. Nevertheless, Shepard quickly ends that thought when Bradley reaches down Shellys mouth, Vinces girlfriend; this is a symbolic gesture for the violation of the body. It is another event where the reader is able to see that this family has serious problems. Shortly after Bradley violates Shelly Halie now is reintroduced to the play. However, instead of being dressed in all black attire, she is wearing a bright yellow dress and the sun is shinning in the sky. She enters the room only to see Shelly, Dodge, and B...
